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| Ageing, | Social Inclusion
Cities and communities world-wide strive to become more age-friendly. They seek to better adapt to the needs of their ageing populations. But what are they actually doing?
Browse the new database to find out. Small measures can make a big…
| Poverty Eradication
On October 17, after meeting with families of refugees at a reception centre in Italy today, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the global community has to “stand with people who do not have any means” and provide basic…
| Poverty Eradication
United Nations Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon declared that this can be the first generation to witness a world without extreme poverty, where all people – not only the powerful and the privileged – can participate and contribute equally,…
| Ageing, | Social Inclusion, | Women
The older a workforce gets, the more likely economic slowdown becomes. But older workers can also boost productivity, explains ILO expert Ekkehard Ernst.
By 2019, more than 212 million people will be out of work, up from the current 201 million,…
| Ageing, | Social Inclusion, | Women
The older a workforce gets, the more likely economic slowdown becomes. But older workers can also boost productivity, explains ILO expert Ekkehard Ernst.
By 2019, more than 212 million people will be out of work, up from the current 201 million,…
| Ageing, | Social Inclusion, | Women
The older a workforce gets, the more likely economic slowdown becomes. But older workers can also boost productivity, explains ILO expert Ekkehard Ernst.
By 2019, more than 212 million people will be out of work, up from the current 201 million,…
| Poverty Eradication
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on reducing poverty have been met by many countries, yet many others lag behind and the post-2015 challenge will be the full eradication of poverty and hunger.
On October 13, Food and Agriculture Organization…
| Ageing, | Social Inclusion
Older people's life stories capture the strength and resilience behind a lifetime of experience. Through these stories, older people are speaking out and we're listening. Here is a is a good story of an older person helping out…
| Ageing, | Social Inclusion
Older people's life stories capture the strength and resilience behind a lifetime of experience. Through these stories, older people are speaking out and we're listening. Here is a is a good story of an older person helping out…
| Ageing, | Social Inclusion
Older people continue to have aspirations to well-being and respect regardless of declines in physical and mental capacity. Long-term-care systems enable older people, who experience significant declines in capacity, to receive the care and support…
| Ageing, | Social Inclusion
Older people continue to have aspirations to well-being and respect regardless of declines in physical and mental capacity. Long-term-care systems enable older people, who experience significant declines in capacity, to receive the care and support…
| Poverty Eradication
A few weeks ago, global leaders and policymakers agreed on 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs or Global Goals). No. 1 is ending poverty. So it seems fortuitous that Oct. 17 is International Day for the Eradication of Poverty – a day dedicated…